This report addresses economic risks related to hydropower projects. It focuses on helping developers, owners, and investors assess, plan, and operate small hydropower projects by presenting expected costs, benefits, and methods to calculate uncertainties.
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Source: International Energy Agency
Date: March 2000
The Policies and Measures databases is a collection of three databases that provide information on policies and measures taken or planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and support renewable energy development and deployment.
Source: International Energy Agency
This report provides a comparative analysis of 12 national energy, environmental and economic recovery proposals submitted to the Obama administration and the 111th Congress, focusing especially on energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) market and policy issues.
Source: United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date: March 2009
This online tool is intended to help industrial users assess the efficiency of pumping system operations.
Source: United States Department of Energy
Date: February 2008
This suite of 10 training courses instructs the user on numerous topics relating to regulations and sustainable energy in developing countries. Topic areas discussed include renewable energy, rural electrification, energy efficiency, and grid integration.
Source: Leonardo Energy, Clean Energy Solutions Center
The HOMER energy modeling software is a powerful tool for designing and analyzing hybrid power systems, which contain a mix of conventional generators, combined heat and power, wind turbines, solar photovoltaics, batteries, fuel cells, hydropower, biomass and other inputs.
Source: Homer Energy
Date: February 2012
The Geospatial Toolkit (GsT) is an interactive application that can be used for decision making and policy analysis in addition to planning for future renewable energy projects.
Source: United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date: November 2010
CLASP’s Global Standards and Labels (S&L) Database is an online resource that allows policymakers and S&L practitioners to compare appliance, lighting and equipment energy efficiency policies and regulations across countries and by product; to explore specific information about those pol
Source: CLASP
Date: December 2011
This paper reports initial results of a study of alternative provincial policies to increase the share of renewables in the province of Sichuan, China. For specificity in the context of developing countries, it analyzes policy options as applied to the current energy system of Sichuan province.
Source: United Nations
Date: December 2006
This case study examines a small power producers program in Thailand that is part of the country’s 15-year Alternative Power Development Plan.
Source: The World Bank
Date: January 2011